27 lines
754 B
Groff
27 lines
754 B
Groff
.TH FMT 1
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.SH NAME
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fmt - adjust line-length for paragraphs of text
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBfmt\fP [\-\fIwidth\fP] [\fIfiles\fP]...
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fIfmt\fR is a simple text formatter.
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It inserts or deletes newlines, as necessary, to make all lines in a
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paragraph be approximately the same width.
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It preserves indentation and word spacing.
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.PP
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The default line width is 72 characters.
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You can override this with the \-\fIwidth\fR flag.
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If you don't name any files on the command line,
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then \fIfmt\fR will read from stdin.
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.PP
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It is typically used from within \fIvi\fR to adjust the line breaks
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in a single paragraph.
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To do this, move the cursor to the top of the paragraph,
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type "!}fmt", and
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hit <Return>.
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.SH AUTHOR
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.nf
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Steve Kirkendall
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kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu
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.fi
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